Proposal by Paper Nest Dolls

At last I can publish this card. It was made for my son & girlfriend who got engaged last week. I searched the internet looking for a stamp I liked & found this image & contacted Christine at Paper Nest Dolls & she explained that the stamp had been her first stamp & that it had been retired, but she was happy to let me buy it. I have coloured it with Prisma pencils & the papers are Bo Bunny Timepiece & Smoochable. The banner die is La La land. The edges are a Spellbinder die set. Office Supplies. Ribbon & flowers are all from stash.The sentiment is made using Dovecraft mini letter stamps.
Entering the following challenges
Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes

Graphic 45 at Divas

Divas By Design have a new challenge starting today & the theme is Autumnal colours, so lets see your browns, oranges etc. It is sponsored by Crafty Devils.
Last year on my annual crafting weekend in Lincolnshire, my friends bought me this box/basket/trug, which was of course plain, but I never took a photo of it bare. I set about making it into something more attractive & covered it in Graphic 45 Bon Appetit papers from their French Country collection.

I then covered the whole thing in copper gilding wax & added some orange ribbon on the handle.

On the edges I used a Magnolia lace die cut, again covered in gilding wax & lastly painted the whole thing with Modge Podge.

It now sits in my craft room & although I say it myself, its so pretty.
Entering the following challenges
7 Kids College Fund Anything Goes
Fresh Brewed Designs Fall Colours
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Anything Goes

Christmas Kisses

As its the 1st of the month, its time for another challenge over at Bearly Mine Challenges & the theme is Christmas cards, so a nice easy one for this time of year. It is sponsored by both Marianne Designs, who are providing a surprise package & also Donna herself at Bearly Mine with a £15.00 voucher to spend in the store.
I chose to make a comical  card for a change. I am still trying to keep my Christmas cards flatish this year, so I can put them into envelopes, rather than make upteen boxes.
These papers are from Donna's new Christmas set called Christmas Traditions 2.

I love red & green as a colour combo for Christmas, so these were perfect to use.
The image is from Just Inklined & is called Maude Merry Christmas, she is coloured with Promarkers. The pointsettia die & pine needles dies are from Magnolia Die Club Vol 2. The die I used to mount Maude is a Marianne set. A few pearls from Thailand complete the card.
Entering the following challenges
Crafty Calendar Its All About Christmas
Sister Act Christmas

Caroling Luka

It seems an age since I sat down & made a card just because I want to, rather than for DT work. I am trying to complete the skin & hair class over at Kit & Clowder & do some dress making as well, so it was nice to sit in my craft room with music & just create.
I used Caroling Luka from La La Land Crafts, but I see from the store, he has now been retired, I did buy him several years ago & not sure if I have even used him before!!
He is coloured with Distress Inks, having completed that class lol.
The papers are Dovecraft 12 Days of Christmas & the top one is edged with Weathered Wood DI. The mount is a Marianne die. The holly leaves, snowflake & snowflake border are all from the Magnolia Die Club Vol 2. The ribbon is from Hobbycraft. Flowers & jewel from Thailand.
Entering the following challenges
Top Tip Tuesday Chevrons (bottom paper is a chevron design)
Crafty Cardmakers Die Cuts & Punches
Make It Monday Shabby Chic
Christmas Card Challenges Anything Goes
Allsorts Christmas
Hiding in my Craft Room Any Holiday

Festive Florals

Divas By Design has a new challenge starting today & the theme is Festive Florals & is sponsored by Live & Love Crafts. I have chosen to make an all white card. I started by embossing the card with the Snowflake embossing folder & hide the join by adding white lace from stash. (Bought in Turkey). Then added a Merry Christmas sentiment, which came from the free stamps etc on Quick Cards magazine & is from Tiddly Inks. Lastly I added a Tim Holtz poinsettia die & deliberately kept that plain. All in all, I am pleased with the effect & its a little different from my usual cards.
Entering the following challenges
Craft Room Challenge Make Your Own Background
Crafty Sentiments Use a Sentiment
My Perfect Life Christmas
Allsorts Embossing
Hiding in my Craft Room Embossing
Christmas Stampin All Year Long Anything Goes/Use Your Imagination
Moving Along with the Times Christmas White on White

Tiddly Inks

Its my turn for this months Inspirational Post over at Bearly Mine  & I have chosen to use a Tiddly Ink image, which came with the magazine that everyone has been coveting.  Quick Cards, I thought it had sold out everywhere & just happened to be in Morrison's & there is was, well it just had to go into my trolley lol. The image is coloured with Promarkers & the paper is of course Bearly Mine & was a freebie back in Nov 2012 & can be found here. The lamp post die is Magnolia, the image is mounted onto a Nestie. The ribbon from stash, as are all the flowers, most of which came from Thailand. The scroll is a La La Land die & the sentiment from an old QVC kit.
Entering the following challenges
Inky Chicks Christmas
Party Time Tuesdays Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart Always Anything Goes
My Craft Creations Anything Goes

Snowman by Sugar Nellie

This image was given to us over at Kit and Clowder FB page by Sugar Nellie & I have coloured it with Promarkers. The papers are The Paper Studio. The banner is made from a die which came with Vol 1 of the Magnolia DooHickey die club and I threaded them onto embroidery thread. The snowflake is a Joy Crafts die & the little snowman is from a local garden centre, maker unknown.
I am sunning myself in Cyprus right now, so will look for challenges if I can tear myself away from the sunshine.